Last fall, Ball Horticulture Company sent five employees to a Chicago high school to talk about careers in the horticulture industry as part of the inaugural Green Career Week, an initiative... Read more
As the year winds down, Raya Ward, general manager of Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop in Darien, Connecticut, is preparing for annual reviews and contemplating what constitutes fair pay... Read more
Seed Your Future’s Green Career Week, held Oct. 3 to 7, gave professionals in the floriculture and horticulture industries an opportunity to speak to students about career opportunities in t... Read more
George Clements of George’s Flowers in Roanoke, Virginia, developed an interest in the floral business at a young age, thanks to his grandparents. They taught him how to garden and took him... Read more
Dozens of agriculture, floriculture and horticulture companies nationwide will connect with high school students in October to showcase careers within their businesses as part of Green Caree... Read more
Seed Your Future’s fifth annual plant drawing contest captured the imaginations of a record 6,050 children — a 36 percent increase from 2021 — opening their eyes to the possibilities of plan... Read more
Seed Your Future, an organization that last year became part of the Society of American Florists to promote the horticulture industry and related careers, has brought six new leaders into it... Read more
The floriculture and horticulture industries are struggling to find workers. Seed Your Future is working to change that — and wants floral industry professionals to join the cause. Seed Your... Read more
Jazmin Albarran came to the horticulture industry in May 2021 when she stepped into the role of executive director for Seed Your Future, which works in partnership with the Society of Americ... Read more
Hundreds of high school students considering their plans for the future heard an important message from Seed Your Future at last week’s National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. “If... Read more
